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Achieving must honor community
“Achieving is not a bad thing — when it’s done in the right way and for the right reasons. But it’s no substitute for connecting. In fact, if it is done right, it must honor community. The only really significant are those who enrich the life of community.”- John Ortberg “We are all so much
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November 5, 2024
Short Meditations
October 21, 2024
“This is the Porcupine’s Dilemma: How do you get close without getting hurt? This is our dilemma too. Each of us carries our own little arsenal [of barbs]. . . ....
“This connection has also been called ‘reciprocal rootedness.’ We were created to draw life and nourishment from one another. . . . But the most important reason to pursue deep ....
“We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal. . . . When we enter relationships with the illusion that people are ....
The Narrow Path: How . . . Rich Villodas titles his third book The Narrow Path: How the Subversive Way of Jesus Satisfies Our Souls (Waterbrook, 2024). Brooklyn-born, Rich serves ....
“When we think of security, we likely imagine ease and the lack of disturbance. But security goes far deeper than that. To orient your life around Jesus and his teachings ....
“Jesus understands something about the human condition: that hearing the truth means nothing if it’s not actively practiced. To hear truth without steady implementation is to deceive ourselves into thinking ....